[MaryVitamin] XII Station

 

Mary Vitamin for March 16th Topic: The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies on the Cross Quote: John Paul II's prayer which concludes the Encyclical Veritatits Splendor   O Mary,  Mother of Mercy,  watch over all people,  that the Cross of Christ  may not be emptied of its power,  that man may not stray  from the path of the good  or become blind to sin,  but may put his hope ever more fully in God  who is "rich in mercy" (Eph 2:4).  May he carry out the good works prepared  by God beforehand (cf. Eph 2:10)  and so live completely  "for the praise of his glory" (Eph 1:12). August 6th, 1993 Meditation: Fr. Faber The Crucifix is always the same, yet ever varying its expression so as to be to us in all our moods just what we most want and it is best for us to have. No wonder saints have hung over their Crucifixes in such trances of contented love. But Mary is a part of the reality of this symbol. The Mother and the Apostle stand  as it were, through all ages at the foot of the Crucifix, symbols themselves of the great mystery, of the sole true religion, of what God has done for the world which He created. As we cannot think of the Child at Bethlehem without His Mother, so neither will the Gospel let us picture to ourselves the Man on Calvary without His Mother also. Jesus and Mary were always one; but there was a peculiar union between them on Calvary. Father Faber,  The Foot of the Cross, (Tan Books: 1978), 240. Resolution: Today, I will keep the crucifix of my Rosary near me and I will pray with the sentiments of John Paul II that "the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power." I will turn to the Mother of Mercy frequently today. Marian Vow: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque I seem not to have suffered anything as yet and, consequently, I feel I have done nothing for my God. The Thoughts and Saying of Saint Margaret Mary, (Tan Books: 1986), 81. I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thanks be to God for graces received. Related sites: Castle of the Immaculate & AirMaria

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